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Formula 1 racer Liam Lawson disclosed he narrowly avoided a life-threatening accident during Sunday's F1 event in Mexico when two safety personnel ran across the track directly in front of him

The concerning event occurred on the third lap when marshals were observed on the track as Lawson was getting back on the race following an quick visit to the pits to replace his damaged front wing

Competitor's Live Reaction

Shortly afterward, the Formula 1 racer Lawson radioed to his race engineer saying: "Is this for real? Did you just see that? I might have... taken their lives"

"I honestly couldn't believe what I was observing"

"I came out on a brand new hard tyres, and then I arrived at Turn One and there were just two guys sprinting across the track"

"I nearly hit one of them, truthfully, it was extremely hazardous"

Safety Concerns Raised

"Obviously there's been a communication breakdown at some point but This is the first time I've faced that before, and I haven't previously witnessed that in the past. It's completely unacceptable"

"We fail to grasp how on a active circuit track officials can be permitted to just run across the track in that manner. I have no idea why, I'm confident we'll get some form of reasoning, but it really can't happen again"

Formal Inquiry in Progress

F1's overseeing organization, the global motorsport federation, is actively examining the circumstances

"Subsequent to a first corner event, track officials was informed that debris was present on the track at the critical section of that bend" stated the governing body

"During the third lap, safety personnel were notified and put on alert to enter the track and clear the fragments once every vehicle had gone by"

"The moment it was realized that Lawson had pitted, the directives to deploy personnel were rescinded and a caution signal was displayed in that area"

"Our inquiry continues what transpired subsequent to that time"